Emily P.O.V

The next morning I opened my eyes to quickly close them again it was so bright and my head was bang, I couldn't help but groan at the feeling. This time I slowly opened my eyes up the sun was so bright, I looked around to find I was on the couch still with all my clothes on and I had a blanket covering me up.

I hear a voice say "You feeling as crap as I am?" I looked around for the voice to then find Noel lying on the floor next to my couch.

I replied with "Yeah my head is killing me."

I hear another voice say "Mine too, now Ssh," I sit up very slowly to see that it was Zeke who was lying on a lounge chair. I look around to see all the other guys lying on the floor all around in the lounge room.

Scott asked "What happened last night?"

Aaron replied with "There was drinking, lots and lots of drinking." We spent the next hour just trying to remember what happened last night, I remember calling Ali
last night and telling her I love her but she already knew that. After that hour we all had come woken up, Noel had offered to make some pancakes which we all thought he was an angel for. Forty-five later when Noel called us in we all slowly got up from our places to head into the kitchen where we hit with beautiful smell of cooked food.

Noel said "Grab yourself whatever you want to drink, the coffee is fresh, the pancakes are almost done and also grab yourself a plate and take it into the dining room." We all went into doing our own thing I don't drink coffee so I grabbed the orange juice out of the fridge to pour myself a glass of it and handing it to Zeke who also wanted some.

As the rest of the guy's head into the dining room, I asked "Noel do you need hand?"

Noel replied with "Yeah actually I do, can you grab the stuff from pancakes."

I said "Sure thing," I place my plate and drink down. I head over to the cupboard where I found maple syrup, sugar and Nutella I took them all out placing them on the counter. I look around to see some lemons and picked them up; I had them and grabbed the other stuff I had gotten to carry them all out to the dining room.

Placing them in the middle of the table I went back into grab every a butter knife, as well as my plate and drink I then head into the dining room. Putting my plate and drink down at my seat in the corner, I hand everyone a knife.

I asked "So Mason when are you and Kylie going out on a date?"

Mason replied with "This Friday, I have to come up with something to do."

Tim said "Take her to a movie."

Aaron said "No take her to a restaurant then a movie," the others put in their ideas all good ones but not as good as what my idea was.

Mason asked "Emily what do you think?"

I replied with "Take her mini-golfing at night, before going on a picnic somewhere you won't be interrupted and get to know things about her."

Scott said "Forget about our idea, that one is a winner."

Mason replied with "I like that idea, I'm going to use it thanks Emily."

I smile and say "No problem but if it goes really well you owe me twice."

Mason replied with "Okay I'm fine with that."

I say "You guys can call me Em if you want and if you need any help just let me know and I can see what I can do." They all nodded their heads and Noel walked into the room, carrying a plate stack with pancakes he placed it at one end of the table before going back in and bring another stack of pancakes.

Daniel said "They all look good."

Robert said "That they do, let's get stuck into them." Not needing to be asked twice I quickly grabbed three off of the stack before covering them all in maple syrup.

I look up to see them all looking at me, I say "Drinking makes me hungry," they all nodded their heads before going back to getting their food ready.

Robert asked "So Emily is there any girls you have your eye on?"

I replied with "Yeah there is."

Zeke said "Tell us, come on you can trust us."

I smiled and replied with "Its Ali, it's always been Ali."

Scott said "You've got it bad."

I replied with "Maybe but it's the best feeling in the world, that feeling you can't describe but everyone has tried."

Zach said "Wow that sound powerful."

I answered with "It was like when Ali was away I could still feel something inside of me, I didn't want to believe she was really gone because I could actually feel it in my heart that she wasn't actually gone."

Robert asked "Are you going to ask her out?"

I replied with "I will one day, we both wanted to go out but she has stuff she needs to deal with and I'm willing to wait for her."

Mason said "Even if it takes years?"

I answered with "Ali is that one person for me, she my soul mate, my one person in my life I am meant to spend the rest of my life with so I'll wait until she ready."

Zeke said "That's powerful stuff."

I say "Yeah but once you've felt it, you know what I mean. If you guys do need any help, I am willing to help just know you will owe me and I plan to remember and to use them." They all smiled and nodded their heads; we went back to eating and talking about nothing really. I could see all of these guys becoming some of my closet friends and I was really happy about that.

At around 1pm we decided it be a good time to go home, all the guys had left giving me there phone numbers to all hang out sometime. I had to wait for Noel to pack up all his stuff before we left both for him to drop me off at Ali's, our heads weren't pounding anymore so loud noises, bright sunshine didn't affect us so the sunnies weren't need.

Pulling up to the front of Ali's house I said "I really had great time yesterday thank-you for letting me join."

Noel replied with "It was nothing; the guy really liked you we should make that basketball game a regular thing."

I smiled and said "I'd like that."

Noel replied with "I'll organise it."

I asked "Do you want to come in?"

Noel replied with "Yeah sure thing," we both hopped out of the car me with my bag from last night. We walked up to the door together; again I just walked in without waiting we walked in a bit to find the girls all in the lounge room watching what looked like the movie Zoom.

I smile and say "Honey I'm home," Ali looks over at us and she laughs with the other girls.

Noel said "Hey girls," he again walks over to Mona and kiss her on the lips. I walked into the room after closing the door; I kissed Ali on the top of her head before sitting down next to her.

Ali said "Hey did you have a good night?"

I replied with "I did what about you?"

Ali said "Yes it was quite good."

Noel asked "Did you have a pillow fight?" the look on Noel's face was pure excitement.

Ali replied with "Did you?" Noel and I both looked at each other from across the room before laughing at each other.

Hanna asked "What's funny?"

I replied with "We had a fight of some sorts," almost admittedly both Ali and Mona start looking over both Noel and I for any injuries.

Noel said "The fight we had wouldn't have caused injury."

I replied with "Yeah only if you moved quickly enough."

Noel said "You wimp."

I replied with "I was drunk so I couldn't move fast and it does to hurt."

Aria asked "Oh my god, what kind of a fit was this?"

Noel and I smiled at each other before saying at the same time "An ice fight."

Hanna asked "What's an ice fight?"

I replied with "It's where you pelt ice cubes at each other while drunk."

Noel said "Yeah someone kept running away."

I replied with "You all ganged up on me, while accepted for Mason and Zeke."

Noel said "Well Mason isn't exactly going to injury someone that just got them a date."

I replied with "Yeah good point, but ice still hurts and yet it's supposed to be the thing you put on injuries."

Mona said "It sounded like a fun night."

Noel replied with "Yeah it was, Emily is surprisingly good at basketball."

Ali said "Didn't your Dad used to play basketball in college."

I replied with "Yeah he did."

Noel said "So that's two advantage on us no fair."

I smiled and replied with "It's not my fault you guys suck."

Noel said "No I'm good; Mason is the one who sucks."

I replied with "He got the number in the end."

Noel said "With help."

I replied with "Oh come on you would have done the exact something, probably not how I did it but it would have been interesting."

Noel smiled and said "Yeah that would be very interesting, maybe I should of."

I laughed and replied with "Something you're trying to tell me Noel?"

Noel said "No not at all," he then wrapped his arm around Mona making me laugh even more.

I looked at the girls who all looked confused; I said "Do you want to explain?"

Noel replied with "Yes because you will change the story."

I said "I would not; it makes me look good why would I change it."

Noel replied with "Good point, anyway our waitress last night was apparently hot not that I check her out at all." Mona looked a little jealous and scared at the same time, but looked at me to see if he was telling the truth.

I said "His telling the truth, all the guys checked out her ass when she walked away to get our table ready but Noel didn't," Noel nodded his thanks to me.

Noel said "When we had done all the ordering the guys started to have a discussion about her and then it turned into an agreement of who got to ask her out. It was soon work out Mason got to ask her out and he did straight away; and he got shutdown very quickly. Guy being guys did a little teasing towards him before they went into arguing over who got to ask her out now. They then come to the conclusion that none of them should ask her out, because they were scared they were going to get shutdown like Mason did. Emily you tell the net bit since I only know a little of what happened."

I nodded and say "Me being well me, I decided to go pay our bill so after getting the money from the guys. I went over to the counter lucky enough she was the person at the register. After a little small talk I asked her straight out why she wouldn't go out with my friend, her answer was that she thought he look like a kind of player guy and she didn't want to she played. I told her I only met the guy today but he seemed alright. She asked if I would go out with him, I flat out said no and she said then why are you trying to sell him to me if you wouldn't go out with me. I replied back with because his not my, she said why not because he seems like everyone's type. I then told her that my type normally had boobs which is very true, realisation crossed her face and she said alright and gave me her number to give to Mason." I finished the story with a big smile.

Mona said "A'ww that's really sweet of you to do Emily."

I replied with "I just felt for him," I felt Ali kiss my check which made me smile even more.

I asked "What's that for?"

Ali replied with "For being you."

I nodded and said "I'll keep being me then," Ali smiled before we turned back to others.

Mona asked Noel "Where you one of them teasing him?"

Noel replied with "No I wasn't, if it was Scott or Tim different story."

Mona looked at me and I said "He didn't tease him but I'd see why if it was Scott or Tim, I'd be joining him."

Noel said "You know they're going to be asking you to help them now?"

I replied with "Yeah I know and I look forward to helping them." I almost forgot the others were in the room they were so quiet, but when Spencer asked a question
it remind me they are still here.

Spencer had asked "So are you guys excited for the play?"

I just shrugged and Ali replied with "Yeah it should be fun."

Mona asked "Are you excited for Emily?"

I answered with "I don't know, it sounds fun and I get to kiss pretty girl a few times which I don't mind one bit." I watch as the blushed crept up Ali's neck which made me smile.

Mona said "A'ww that's so sweet." We spent the next few hours just sitting around talking before they all decided to leave having other things they need to do, during the talking hours Ms d had come home but was up in her room.

Ali and I were in the lounge room; Ali asked "What do you want to do?"

I replied with "I don't know but you look like you need to sleep."

Ali said "I do, I didn't have you here to sleep with so it was hard to get to sleep."

I replied with "I'm sorry."

Ali said "It's okay Em; I want you to enjoy your life and not have to be here every night. I'm always wondering when our parents will stop allowing us to sleep at each other's houses every night, its good practice for when it does happen."

I replied with "I won't let that happen, me being here or you being over there with me is helping you and they see it so they won't change it because it will only hurt you more. I can't live my life without knowing you're okay, last night is an expectation because I was pasted out from all the drink but if I hadn't over been drinking I would have been a wreck, maybe even home sick from not being with you."

Ali asked "Do you remember ring me last night?"

I replied with "I do, I remember all of it."

Ali said "Good because I do want to be with you Em, I just need to get through all of this."

I replied with "I know Ali, I'm willing to help you thought all and I'm willing to wait for you Ali. I'm not going anywhere, right here is where I need to be and it's where I belong."

Ali smiled and said "Thank-you Em."

I replied with "Anything Ali, we'll get through this together." I held out my hand and Ali placed her's on top of mine.

Ali said "Together," we then interlaced our hand together while smiling at each other. I slowly leaned in and kiss the side of her mouth, making her smile.

I said "Together."

We had spent the rest of the night just sitting enjoying being with each other alone; it was quiet and so beautiful. The conversation was a need one it told the other where we stood and it was really great. The following morning was one I was regretting, I had to get up early and go to my first swim practice and I was not going to enjoy it. Hearing the alarm go off at 6:00am almost made me want to cry, I didn't want to get up, I didn't want to go but yet I knew if I didn't go the fall out would not be pretty. I sighed and hit the off button the alarm I almost broke it, I was angry and upset at the same time.

I hear Ali say "Hey it's going to be okay, I'll be there and I'll protect you."

I smile and reply with "Yeah okay," we had showered last night so didn't need to shower now. We both hopped out of bed, I went into autopilot with getting my bag ready and getting dressed. I got dress it to my normal clothes jeans, t-shirt and hoodie, they can make me show up but they can't make me swim. The drive to school was a quiet one for us, which didn't normally happen.

I parked the car in the closet park to the swimming pool building, talking loads of deep breath I hopped out of the car. When we were standing side by side, Ali reached her hand down and held my in hers; which made this a little better. Together we walked into the building, together we walked down the hall to the swimming pool, together we stood outside and took breaths together; and then together we walked into it. As soon as I walked in all the memories hit me, the good one and the bad ones. I had to close my eyes and reopen them to try and forget them.

I then hear a voice say "Oh Emily you showed up, who's this?"

I replied with "I'm here because your forcing me to be here, I hate being in this room and you the school is making a student do something there not comfortable with. I'm not going to be nice in here, not to anyone unless it's the person who's holding my hand and look that's not you. This Alison she not joining the squad she here for support for me, and I am not joining the squad either so don't get excited; I'm here because of you guys and that's it." With that I walked around the coach leaving her stun in shock, I lead Ali over to the bleachers and up the top is where we sat.

Ali asked "Are you okay?"

I replied with "No, I hate being in here. Being in here use to relax me, calm me down but now it's just total hate for it all."

Ali nodded and said "Yeah I can understand, it's not easy going back to a place that brings the worst memories."

I sigh and say "I'm sorry for being dramatic; I shouldn't be not after all you've been through."

Ali said "Its fine Em, really. We can't help what emotion places bring out for you swimming is that thing and for me it's a lot of other things. We all have to let those emotions out somehow, I completely understand and I'm going to be here for you every step of the way to where ever that is."

I nodded and say "Thanks Ali, I'll be there for yours as well."

Ali smiled and said "Together."

I replied with "Together." I heard the door open and look down to see some of the girl arriving together laughing at what someone had just said, I saw coach telling them to go and sit on the bleachers. Once all the girls were sitting in the bleachers all discussing their weekends I think that's what I heard.

Coach said "Sharks! Good Morning all, a couple of things to address. We have a meet in a few weeks so practice hard and we also have a new member of the shark's team, Emily Fields."

I hear the girls laugh before a girl said "Come on Coach she a drunk and everyone knows it," I can feel Ali's on me and I don't look at her.

Coach said "She's on the team whether you girls like it or not, so treat her with respect."

I couldn't hold it in anymore and I just burst out laughing, Coach asked "What's so funny?"

I replied with "This whole thing to start with, but that whole respect thing yeah right. No swimmer respect each other especial young ones, swimmers are much worse then any bitchy girl and that's saying something."

The same girl said "See she doesn't even want to be here, we don't want her here, she doesn't belong here; so why is she here?"

I say "Because I'm being force to be here, I was much happier with detention then this stupid thing."

Coach shouts "Enough! Sharks I am disappointed in you for not accepting a new member, Emily you're here because we want you to be the best you can be and you're not that at the moment."

I asked "And who are you to say that?"

Coach said "We are not arguing about this anymore, sharks go change and do two laps to warm up." All the girls stood up from their seats, head down the bleachers and over to the changing rooms.

Coach said "That means you to Emily."

I replied with "No it doesn't, I am staying right here or I'm leaving there's no two ways about it."

Coach was angry but accept it by walking off, Ali said "Explain?"

I replied with "What?"

Ali said "That drinking comment the girl made."

I replied with "Oh that, I might have come to school a couple of times either drunk or hangover."

Ali asked "Why?"

I answered with "I was detailing with you being gone, losing the girls and it was an easy escape route."

Ali nodded and said "Okay," the conversation was left there for now but I knew it would be talk about more. For now we just sat back and watch these girls tried to swim, which was quiet funny actually.